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Virgin has released its first waterproof smartphone, aptly named the Reef. The Reef, which is manufactured by ZTE, touts entry-level specs as well as IPX7 ruggedness. The device can be submerged in up to 1 meter of water for 30 minutes max. Inside of the rugged package is a 1GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage…
The ZTE U988S is getting closer to its launch date. The device has been caught in the wild again, and review units are already getting to the hands of Chinese media representatives. According to ZTE, the world’s first NVIDIA Tegra 4-powered smartphone will soon start selling for an incredible price of 1,999 Yuan, which translates…
Another handset maker wants to make its own processor. After Apple, Samsung, Huawei and perhaps LG – ZTE is planning to join this race, as well. According to Chinese media, the company will unveil its mobile processor with integrated LTE connectivity during the upcoming PT/Expo Comm China, on September 24th. And while we understand ZTE’s…
AT&T will soon launch the ZTE-made Mustang Z998 Android Jelly Bean smartphone. The device already got a page at the Chinese company’s website and we guess we won’t have to wait for too long to get the carrier’s press release with the official announcement. Specs wise, we’re talking about a mid-end device that comes with…
While Mozilla’s Firefox OS smartphones won’t be launching in the U.S. anytime soon, both the Alcatel One Touch and the ZTE Open are making their way to Latin America. The handsets will launch in Colombia and Venezuela through Movistar retail locations, and will launch in Brazil on Telefonica in Q4 2013. Firefox OS phones have…
We’ve already told you that ZTE is preparing to launch a “mini” version of its Z5 smartphone and now it’s officially out. The device has been announced in China, sporting an-everything-but-mini 4.7-inch 720p screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 13-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front cameras, and 16GB of expandable storage. In…
The ZTE U988s has been officially unveiled today, becoming the world’s first Tegra 4 powered smartphone. Unlike its brethren the ZTE Geek, which touts an Intel Atom processor, the ZTE Geek U988s will have a Tegra 4 architecture, with a processor running at 1.8GHz. The ZTE U998s will be available in China on China Mobile…
ZTE Geek, which uses Intel’s Atom Z2580 aka Clover Trail+ dual-core processor clocked at 2GHz, is now available in China where interested users can grab it for around $307; or for $372 in case they want the phone alongside a wireless charging pad. Aside from the mentioned CPU, ZTE’s baby also packs 2GB of RAM,…
The AT&T subsidiary Aio Wireless is adding the ZTE Overture to its smartphone lineup today, offering customers an affordable mid-range Android handset. Aio Wireless is offering the ZTE Overture for $149.99, and can be found online or in Aio Wireless brick-and-mortar locations. Aio Wireless was launched in early May, and offers pre-paid plans with unlimited talk, text…
We know ZTE may be one of the first vendors to launch an NVIDIA Tegra 4-powered smartphone and we tend to think that could be the device you can see on the image above. Marked as ZTE U988S, it may get a new name when it officially launches at some point closer to the end…